I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What read more

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.

Be who you are and be that well.

Be who you are and be that well.

Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. read more

Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

I owe my solitude to other people.

I owe my solitude to other people.

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love read more

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.

Those people who tell me that I'm going to hell while while they are going to heaven somehow make me read more

Those people who tell me that I'm going to hell while while they are going to heaven somehow make me very glad that we're going to separate destinations

The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than read more

The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot madder and a lot saner, than the average person.

Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?

Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?

One type of rice nourishes one hundred types of people.

One type of rice nourishes one hundred types of people.